semmes



R. T. SEMMES.

Plow.

' No. 225,425. Patented Mar. 9, 188.0.

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N- PETER5..FHOTO-UTHOGRAPNER, WAI4INGTONH D Q struction and arrangementof a standard made UNITED, STATES T rrron.

UA'IENT PLOW.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 225,425, dated March 9,1880.

' Application filed January 22,1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RAPHAEL THOMA SEMMES, ofAtlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented anew and Improved Plow; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 is a side view of the plow from the land side, showing the twoforms of shovels disconnected from the standards, but arranged in closeproximity to the parts of the standards to which they are respectivelyapplied. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through line m m of Fig. 1,1ookingfrom the rear. Fig. 3 is a front view, showing the connection of thebull-ton gue shovel to the two-part standard.

My invention relates to certain improvements in plows, and moreparticularly in that class of plows in which the standard is madereversible and adapted to receive mold-boards and turning-plows orscrapers on one side and bull-tongues, sweeps, or shovel-plows on theother.

The invention consists in the particular conin triangular form, and inthe means for connecting the same with the beam and handles, ashereinafter fully described.

Referring to the drawings, the standard con sists of two parts orpieces, designated as the single partor piece A I and the double part orpiece B D, or a two-sided standard, one side for a turning-plow,scraper, &c., and the other side for sweeps, shovels, bull-tongues,scooters, turning-shovels, 850. Both or either part of the standard canbe made of different material; but I prefer wroughtiron two inches byone-half inch, or thereabout, for the single part of the standard, andthe same material, one and three quarter inch by three-eighths, orthereabout, for the double portion. The single piece A I tits in betweenthe two sides of the double part or piece, as shown in Fig. 2. Thesingle part of the standard curves in one direction and the double partof said standard curves in the opposite direction, to form approximatelythe two sides of a triangle. The two parts or pieces are fastenedtogether by bolts or other devices at two points, D and O. The same boltor other device that fastens the two parts or pieces of the standardtogether at the point 0 also attaches the handles to the standard. Thehandles, being attached to the standard in the above way and to the beamat the point J, form a brace or support and connection from the rear endof the beam to the standard.

The top end of the single part or piece of the standard is made into abolt, which runs through the beam at the point K, which is a strong andconvenient mode of attaching the beam to the standard. The parts of thestandard are also coupled and braced and strengthened by the land-sidebar or heel L, which is attached to the single part by means of a boltat the point F, and is attached to the double part of the standard atthe point H, so as to form a base for the triangular standard.

M is a wrought-iron frog-plate, which is at tached to the single part ofthe standard for the purpose of holding and supporting the turning-plow,as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This frog-plate is attached to the singleportion of the standard by means of two bolts, F G, one of which, F,also passes through the land-side or heel Lthat is, the same boltfastens the single part of standard, the frog-plate, and the land-sidetogether at the point F. The other bolt, G, which attaches thefrog-plate to the single part of the standard, does not pass through theland-side.

The single part of the standard, with the assistance of the wrought-ironfrog-plate attached, is intended for the accommodation of aturning-plow, scraper-blade, or any other kind of a plow which isintended to be bolted or attached to a surface or seat that slantseither to the right or the left.

The double part of the standard is intended for the accommodation of asweep, bull-tongue, shovel, turning-shovel, or any other kind of a plowor implement which requires to be bolted or attached to a surface orseat that presents a square or flat face, and one that does not slanteither way. When one has finished using the turning-plow,which isattached to the single part of the standard by means of the frog-plate,he can remove the turning-plow (all in one piece if he likes) byremoving the bolt at the point G and taking the nut off the bolt at thepoint F, and then slipping off the frogplate, which brings with it theturning-plow. He can then fasten a sweep or shovel or other plow to thedouble part of the standard by means of the peculiarly-headed bolt Y Z.Then, by removing the bolt at the point 0 and taking ofi the nut fromthe bolt at the top of standard at the point I, he can lift the beam andhandle or the stock ofi" from the standard and reverse it, making thebeam point in the opposite direction, which will then be in the properposition to serve as the beam for the sweep or shovel or any other plowthat may be attached to the double part of the standard. The land-sidewill not have to be moved during this change, but remains to serve as aland-side bar or heel for any plow that may be attached to either partor side of the standard.

With respect to the peculiarly-headed bolt Y Z for attaching sweeps orother plows to the double part of the standard, the two prongs or arms Yof the head fit one on each side of the standard just above the sweep,and prevent the plow from twisting to one side, while the bolt holds itfirm in its proper place. In other words, the same piece holds the plowon and acts as a shoulder for it to fit up against. This bolt isintended to be made of wrought- 1ron.

With respect to the advantages of my'invention, I would say that,besides being a reversible combination standard which can have eitherside turned to the front, and on which can be used any kind of a plow,the entire standard can be made of wrought-iron, so that it will be verystrong, durable, and cheap. The two parts of the standard can be made ofbariron the right size bent into proper shape. The handles, running fromthe rear end of the beam to the point 0, form a strong brace for thestandard, and the land-side, being attached to the lower end of eachpart of the standard, forms a strong brace for it, and at the same timeserves for a heel or bar for any plow that may be used on either side ofthe standard. All the parts of the plow which are exposed to thefriction and wear of the earth can be made of either cast or wroughtiron, or any other suitable material, and all being separate pieces canbe renewed at small cost when they wear out or are broken.

I do not claim, broadly, a'triangular reversible standard, but only thepeculiar construction of the same in which one portion of the standardis made of a single bar extended through the plow-beam, and the otherportion is duplex and bolted upon the opposite sides of the singleportion below the beam, and is connected at the bottom by a base or heelpiece, L. When the handles are bolted at O to the reversible standardthey not only brace the parts but prevent the standard from turning onits bolt K.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. Thereversible triangular standard composed of the single bar A 1, extendedthrough and bolted to the opposite side of the plowbeam, and the doublebar B D, bolted to the single portion below the plow-beam, and connectedto the single bar at the bottom by the base, heel-piece, or land-side L,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The standard composed of the single bar A I, extended through thebeam, and the double bar B D, bolted to the single bar, as described, incombination with the beam and the handles bolted to the beam at J, andalso to the standard at O, for the purpose of reciprocally bracing thestandard, beam, and haudles and preventing the standard from turning onits bolt K, as described.

RAPHAEL THOMAS SEMMES.

Witnesses:

I R. D. SPALDING, B. H. PORTER.

